[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27528]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT-MARAD-2013-0131]
Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information collection was published on
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 (FR 47826, Vol. 78, No. 151). No comments were
received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McFadden, Office of Workforce
Development, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W23-
457, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2647; or EMAIL:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information to Determine Seamen's Reemployment Rights--
National Emergency.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0526.
Type of Request: Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: This collection is needed in order to implement
provisions of the Maritime Security Act of 1996. These provisions grant
re-employment rights and other benefits to certain merchant seamen
serving aboard vessels used by the United States during times of
national emergencies. The Maritime Security Act of 1996 establishes the
procedures for obtaining the necessary Maritime Administration
certification for re-employment rights and other benefits.
Affected Public: U.S. merchant seamen who have completed designated
national service during a time of maritime mobilization need and are
seeking re-employment with a prior employer.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:93.
Dated: November 12, 2013.
Julie P. Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-27528 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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